11 Honors
Class Syllabus


Homework:
All summer reading materials (articles and 5 reader notebook entries) due Tuesday 9/8.


Food Unit

Essential Question: What is the role of food in our lives?




Assignments:

1.) 9.9.15: Perform OPTIC for "Big Mack Attack" (9.10.15)


2.) 9.10.15: Find an advertisement (due 9.14.15)


3.) 9.14.15: The Oz Diet (due 9.15.15)

4.) 9.15.15: Open Response: The Dr. Oz passage examines the connection between health and nutrition. In an open response, discuss the rhetorical devices the author uses to explain the confusion consumers experience in understanding what constitutes good nutrition. Consider such devices as examples and diction. (due 9.16.15) Email rdoherty@maldenps.org (last name, first name, Dr.Oz)
5.) 9.16.15: Find an article related to food ethics. Read it, summarize it, and reflect. (due 9.17.18)
6.) Read and annotate "The Future of Food". Make sure to identify the author's purpose (due 9.18.15).
7.) 9.21.15: Read the link below and take notes (due 9.21.15).
These Disturbing Fast Food Truths...
8.) On Tuesday, 9.22.15, we will have a student run discussion . Come to class with notes answering: How does food influence and impact our American Society?


The Crucible
9.22.15: Read "Witch Hunt" and complete TPCASTT. Complete I See; It Means for the picture below.

Salem Witch Trials
9.25.15: Open response: What is the purpose of "Witch Hunt" and how, through diction (word choice), is purpose created? Use TPCASTT to help with this. Your open response should be around 300 words. Share it with me and title it: (Last Name, first name, Witch Hunt OR). (due 9.28.15)